Welcome to the MIT Casino Rueda Group! The Group promotes, instructs,
and performs in the different Salsa dance styles, particularly the Casino
Rueda style. We hope that you come to our workshops, and learn
to love Rueda as much as we do. To join our mailing list please email
salsalovers-request@mit.edu with subject `subscribe'.

For upcoming MIT Freshman and Sophomores, visit our short Introductory page for more information.

History of Casino Rueda La Rueda de Casino originally began in Cuba in the 1950's, and consisted
of couples dancing salsa in a circle, following the moves called by the
caller, who set the pace of the dance. The calls ranged from those known
by everyone from Cuba to San Francisco to more unique moves that people
invented on their own.
See our background page form a more detailed description of Salsa and Casino Rueda.

The MIT Casino Rueda GroupThe MIT Casino Rueda Group is an entirely student-run
organization. Its founding members learned the dance in places such as
Miami and San Francisco, and have been spreading the dance to others at
MIT and beyond since the fall of 1999. Please visit our background page to learn more about the beginnings of the MIT
Casino Rueda Group.

We hold workshops once or twice a month, that provide an intense rueda experience.
Workshops last 3 hours, and cost between $5-10 per person.
See the
Events page on this website for more detailed information.

We have separated the calls into six levels depending on difficulty and
how essential they are to the dance. Level 1 includes all the moves without
which Rueda simply would not be Rueda. Levels 2 and 3 build upon Level
1 by adding variations, new turns, and moves that stress good timing.
The calls in Levels 4 and 5 get faster, and have more turns while continuing
to rely on the basics. Level 6 contains calls that are not essential to
dance Rueda, but provide a challenge even for experienced dancers! At
each workshop, we will separate the dancers into three groups. Level 1
will always be taught by itself in order to introduce new dancers correctly
to Salsa and Rueda. Levels 2 and 3 are combined since these moves are
similar in difficulty, and build directly on Level 1 and on each other.
Levels 4 through 6 will be taught together since they contain advanced
calls, and require a strong knowledge of the previous three levels.

The MIT Casino Rueda Group has performed at various MIT events, and also
in off-campus sites such as Simmons College, Tufts University, and The
Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. If you would like to perform with
the Group, you need to attend every class and the necessary workshops
to reach Level 4 and above, and get to know some of the current performing
members. At that time, and if you are interested, we will come to you
offering a performing member spot. Performing members get benefits such
as, but not limited to, free workshops and learning more
advanced steps at our practices. In addition, there are no fees or costs
whatsoever, all you need is enthusiasm. Performing members are also required
to help teach some classes during the semester once they reach a certain
level of proficiency, and to perform other smaller tasks for the general
upkeeping of the group. See our
Performances page for information and pictures of our past performances.
Furthermore, if you would like the Group to perform at an event, please
contact rueda_inner_circle@mit.edu.